These Luxurious Tennis Watches were Worn during Action on Court.
Most world class athletes have endorsement. Luxurious wristwatch is the common endorsement among them, including tennis players. However, most of them just wear the tennis watches off court.
On court, like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, they would put it on before and after the match, especially for the trophy ceremony. So that the world could see the luxurious tennis watches they promote.
But these 10 tennis watches were worn by the players while they are actually playing tennis on court. It is a massive advertisement considering a single tennis match can last up to six hours (averagely two hours).
Take a look at these top 10 tennis watches ranging from the lower price to the highest. The prices stated here are the last known retail prices. They may vary depending on your area and tax policy.
10. Longines DolceVita (Price: $1,070) by Steffi Graf
The 1987’s number one female tennis player is the ambassador of Longines. As you can see on the picture, as she was playing double with her husband, Andre Agassi, she was wearing the Longines DolceVita women’s watch.
The watch is bundled with $1,070 price. Longines DolceVita comes in white mother-of-pearl dial set. All within a rectangular polished steel case. It is secured with a matching polished steel bracelet.
It has 11 diamond dot index markers. It is water resistance up to 30 meters. It features sapphire crystal tool-tip, Quartz movement, and deployment clasp.
The two former number one tennis players are happily married with two children. They are both retired and living a humble life.
9. TAG Heuer Professional Sports (Price: $1,115) by Kei Nishikori
Kei Nishikori is the ambassador of TAG Heuer. His model watch is the TAG Heuer Formula 1. It is one of the most popular models of tennis watches. Maria Sharapova, also a tennis player, promotes the lady model of this watch.
Kei, the current sixth best tennis player in the world, is a Japanese living in Florida, USA. You can see him wearing the Formula 1 watch off court. This model is bundled with $2,050 price.
On court, as you can see on last ATP 500 Barcelona Open final match against Rafael Nadal, Kei Nishikori was wearing the TAG Heuer Professional Sports. This model is lighter than the Formula 1 model. Perhaps it is one of the reasons why he picks this one for the match.
The TAG Heuer Professional Sports watch comes in fine-brushed steel and titanium case. It features black dial and black elastic silicon strap.
8. Citizen Octavia Diamond (Price: $1,675) by Kim Clijsters
Kim Clijsters was a Belgium tennis player. She became the world’s number one in 2003. She retired in 2012 with a total of more than $24 million total prize money won throughout her career.
Kim promotes the Citizen watchmaker. Her model is the Citizen Octavia Diamond. That collection was one of the most high-end models of Citizen with a grand complication model.
The model’s official is Citizen Women’s EW2190-59D The Signature Collection Eco-Drive Octavia Ceramic Diamond. It is bundled with $1,675 retail price.
The watch comes with 57 sparkling diamonds throughout the case, dial, and crown. It is crafted in rose gold tone stainless steel. It features a textured mother-of-pearl dial. It completes its exquisite design with the anti-reflective sapphire crystal and fold over clasp.
7. Omega Constellation (Price: $6,400) by Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova was the world’s number eight female tennis player in 2000 from Russia. She started her professional career in 1995 and retired in 2007.
She might have never been the best tennis player in the world, but her popularity exceeded it all. That was one of the reasons why Omega watchmaker chose her to be the ambassador.
She promoted the Omega Constellation watch model. It is a Quartz watch with 12 diamond indexes. The model is known for its claws and striking dials.
This model features an engraved blue mother-of-pearl dial decorated with a wavy pattern extending from the iconic claws. The stainless steel bezel is mounted on a 27 mm stainless steel case. It is presented on a matching bracelet.
6. IWC Chronograph Green Dial (Price: $7,500) by Boris Becker
Boris Becker is one of the tennis legends. He is a German. He turned pro in 1984 and became the world’s number one in 1991. He retired in 1999. He is currently coaching the world’s number one, Novak Djokovic.
Back then, tennis watches endorsement was not as popular as today. Not many tennis players wore the luxurious watch on court. Boris wore his on several occasions.
Boris won the Wimbledon Grand Slam in 1985. This inspired the special edition watch from IWC. The watch model is called IWC Portuguese Collection Chronograph Boris Becker Limited Edition Green Dial. There were only 250 pieces made. They came with $7,500 price each.
The IWC Green Dial is a two register chronograph watch in stainless steel case. It features green Arabic dial, with iconic IWC green crocodile skin strap on, and stainless steel folding clasp.
5. Rolex Oyster Perpertual DateJust White Gold (Price: $8,600) by Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is currently at the 22nd of WTA rank due to her foot injury. She was the world’s number one female tennis player in 2010.
Wozniacki is one of Rolex’s ambassadors in tennis court. As seen on the picture, she wore the Rolex Oyster Perpetual DateJust in U.S. Open 2009.
Introduced in 1945, DateJust was the first self-winding watch to display the date in an aperture on the dial. The Wozniacki’s model was crafted in 18-K white gold and stainless steel.
On the bezel, there are individually set high quality round diamonds. The ultra-feminine pink floral motif dial design makes this model unique. You can get one of these with $8,600.
4. Rolex Oyster Perpetual DateJust Yellow Gold (Price: $10,400) by Justin Henin
Justine Henin became the world’s number one female tennis player in 2003. She retired in 2011 with more than $20 million total prize money won throughout her career since 1999.
Like Caroline Wozniacki, Justine is also one of the Rolex’s ambassadors. She wore the same Rolex model with Wozniacki. But hers is the yellow gold model and the price is higher, $10,400.
Justine’s DateJust comes in yellow Rolesor material. It is the combination of 904 L steel and 18 carats yellow gold. It has fluted bezel and scratch resistant sapphire crystal.
The watch features perpetual, mechanical, and self-winding movement. It comes in white dial and concealed folding crown clasp on its five-piece links jubilee bracelet.
3. Audemars Piguet Royak Oak Offshore Diver (Price: $19,000) by Stan Wawrinka
The world’s current number four tennis player is up next on our tennis watches list. Stanislas Wawrinka (also goes by Stan Wawrinka) is a 31 years old man from Switzerland, same country as Roger Federer.
Stan promotes his Audemars Piguet model. His model is the Royal Oak Offshore Diver which is bundled with $19,000 price. He wears the watch in every matches since he became the ambassador of the watchmaker.
The watch features self-winding automatic movement. It is protected by an anti-magnetic strongbox. It has a large case and mega tapisserie dial. It features eight cross-through hexagonal screws joining the bezel, the sapphire crystal, and the case.
The crowns are screwed down to keep water out. It makes it water resistant up to 300 meters depth. This model is the most powerful model of the Royal Oak.
2. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Lady (Price: $38,495) by Serena Williams
The current world’s number one female tennis player is up next. Like Stan Wawrinka, she is also the ambassador of Audemars Piguet. In most of her matches, Serena Williams wore her exclusive Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Lady wristwatch.
The model is retailed for $38,495. This self-winding chronograph watch is water resistant to 50 meters. It comes in 18-K satin brushed white gold case.
There are many more to it besides those special features and chronograph functions. The bezel set with 32 top quality diamonds weighing 1.25 carats.
Serena Williams is definitely the right female tennis player to embody the Audemars Piguet philosophy. “To break the rules, you must first master them.”
1. Richard Mille’s Whirlpool (Price: $690,000) by Rafael Nadal
We have come to the most expensive one among other tennis watches in the world. It is also the most expensive tennis wear on court in general. It is Richard Mille’s special edition of the 2013’s number one tennis player, Rafael Nadal.
He wore this 20 grams watch on the last two tournaments he won, ATP 1000 Monte Carlo and ATP 500 Barcelona. Yes, the RM-27 02 Whirlpool Rafael Nadal is amazingly light. It is so light that it doesn’t impact Nadal’s play.
Someone is $690,000 richer when he (or she) stole Nadal’s watch in 2012. Well, Nadal was not very careful with it anyway. He almost lost another one at the same year. Good thing it was found by another tennis player.
When it was first launched in 2010, the watch was bundled with $525,000 price. When Nadal began wearing it in 2013, the price went up to $690,000. Now, it is available with more features and cost $775,000 (after tax: approximately $850,000).
